Erie man charged in 2005 rape of young girl

Staff report

May 24, 2013 09:32 AM

Staff report

May 24, 2013 09:32 AM

An Erie man faces charges of raping a girl in the city in 2005.

Matthew Enders, 23, of the 2300 block of Wayne Street, is in the Erie County Prison on $10,000 bond this morning after he was arraigned Thursday by Erie 1st Ward District Judge Sue Mack on charges of indecent assault, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and rape of a child.

Police accuse Enders of raping and sexually assaulting a then-7-year-old girl in 2005, according to the criminal complaint filed by Erie police Detective Michael Conway.

Police said the girl reported the incident during an interview in February.